College of Veterinary Medicine
Fall 2011
Career Opportunities &
Admissions Information
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Career opportunities
Application info
Class of 2015 stats
DVM curriculum
Office of Academic Affairs
Ms. Kaye Storey,
Coordinator of
Admissions & Student Services
217 Overton / Goodwin
334-844-2685
www.vetmed.auburn.edu
Who are Veterinarians?
A biomedical scientist with variety of career
opportunities relating to human and animal
health.
There are approximately 85,000 veterinarians
in the United States. Approximately 85%
are in private practice.
“An MD whose practice is not limited to one
species.”
Veterinary Medicine is a “People” profession
Career tracks
Private Practice
Biomedical Research
Teaching
Public Health
Regulatory Medicine
Uniformed Service
Industry
Private (Clinical) Practice (80%)
Small Animal
Food animal
Mixed
Equine
Other
73%
10%
7%
6%
4%
Species Specialization
Equine
Bovine
Porcine
Poultry
Aquatics
Zoo animals
Feline
Exotics
Avian
Veterinary disciplines
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Anesthesiology
Behavior
Cardiology
Dentistry
Dermatology
Emergency /
critical care
Internal medicine
Neurology
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Nutrition
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Radiology
Surgery
Theriogenology
Anatomy
Epidemiology
Laboratory animal
medicine
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Microbiology
Parasitology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Toxicology
Preventive medicine
Public health
Public Health Practice
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Diagnostic laboratory medicine
Food safety and food security
Bioterrorism & emergency
preparedness
Regulatory medicine
Environmental health
Biomedical research
Becoming a Veterinarian
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Four years of veterinary
school after doing
undergraduate work
Most programs require 3-4
years of undergraduate
work
Limited number of positions
for admission
Application Process
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VMCAS (Veterinary Medicine College Application
Service)
All applicants
Electronic application – due October 1 – don’t wait!
Letters of recommendation – 1 set to VMCAS
Transcripts – individual copy to each school
Association of American Veterinary Medical
Colleges www.aavmc.org
www.vetmed.auburn.edu
AUCVM - Class of 2015
Applicants Positions
Alabama
Kentucky
West Virginia
At-large
Total
94
69
27
620
810 *
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38
2
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120
* There were 2.2 applicants per position nation-wide.
Students apply to an average of 3.8 schools
Class of 2015
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men / 95
women
 Average age: 24
 Range (20 – 30 +)
 Overall
GPA: 3.49
 Average GRE:
1131
 108 BA/BS 3 MS
Residency
40 Alabama
38 Kentucky
2 West Virginia
40 non-resident /
non-contract
6 Georgia
5 Florida
5 Virginia
4 North Carolina
4 South Carolina
3 Pennsylvania
3 Tennessee
2 New Jersey
2 New York
1 California
1 Colorado
1 Minnesota
1 New Mexico
1 Nevada
1 Texas
Factors in admission
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College courses and grades
Veterinary & animal experience
Understanding of the profession
People and communication skills
Pre-Vet Requirements
Major:
Earn your degree in
a field that
provides options
Course work (for Auburn)
For specific course
requirements see
“prospective student
brochure” at
www.vetmed.auburn.edu
Veterinary / Animal Experience
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Understanding of the
profession
Employee or volunteer
Letter of recommendation
Small and large animal
At least a full summer
Curriculum: Years 1 - 3
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Broad based
vs. tracking
Lock step
20-22
credit hrs. /
semester
Senior year clinical rotations
2 weeks long
15 required
9 elective
In-hospital training
Actual clinical cases
Equine Rotations
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Equine medicine
Equine surgery
Equine critical care
Food animal rotations
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Dairy
Beef
FA therio
Small Animal Rotations - core
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Community practice
Internal medicine
Emergency medicine
& critical care
Oncology
Soft tissue surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Other Core Rotations
Radiology
 Anesthesiology
 Diagnostic pathology
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Elective Rotations
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Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Neurology
Equine theriogenology
Equine podiatry
Raptor medicine
Sports medicine
Practice management
Ultrasound
Externship
Why Auburn ???
Small campus atmosphere on 328 acres
Aerial view – August 2011
Planned construction
Questions ???
Open House
April 21, 2012
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Free admission
Everyone welcome